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Guess what he (she?) ate to get this size?

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Jalapeno. The entire plant.  See that nekkid stalk in the background? All that’s left.

I’ve been going around bragging how the birds were keeping my tomatoes hornworm-free this year. I didn’t even know they ate jalapeno plants.

Maybe it’s some sort of adaptation–“Hey, if I’m hot enough, the birds will leave me alone!”

Worked for the hens. They just stared.

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This is gonna give me nightmares. And indigestion.